♥ Make It Monday #80: Making Garland ♥

♥♥♥ My 2nd post of the day! ♥♥♥

I'm back!! This is a card and little heart trinket box that I made for this week's PTI "Make It Monday" Challenge. It is called "Making Garland". Ashley made a fab video showing how to make cute little garland for your projects using stamped images.

I am going to send this little set to my sister, who I miss so much! Not sure yet what I'm gonna put in the little heart box yet though! I had a lot of fun making the cute flower garland. I used stamps from the new 'Heart-2-Heart' Mini Stamp Set as well as the 'Heart-2-Heart' Die Set.

I stamped the flowers and leaves in different pastel colors and used some pink and aqua bakers twine.

This is the sentiment on the inside.

The cute Heart Tin is also by Papertrey Ink.

I added some lace trim around it as well as a new Prima Typo Zipper. Love these!! Now it's ready to be filled with something sweet! Just not sure what yet! hehe

Well, the house is quiet! Antonio is up at my parents house until tomorrow and Santino is sleeping! So I guess I'll go and finish putting clothes away! Fun Stuff!!

Enjoy your night!

♥ Party Day ♥

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you all are having a good week so far! 6 more days until my son starts 1st grade...and my stomach is in knots! I hate that he will be away for a full day now! Am I being selfish? Does anyone else out there feel this way? How do some parents look forward to the day school starts?? I am already looking forward to the last day of school!! :)

Oh, well, onto other things! This is a card I made for this week's City Crafter Challenge called "Bake Sale". It is to include a baked item. So I chose this cute little chipboard cupcake from the Pretty Party line by Crate Paper. I just added some glitter over the top of it.

The papers, oval frame and banner are also from the same line. I added a Papertrey Ink felt tag made form the Tiny Tags Die Set as well as the Tiny Tags Stamp Set. The beautiful aqua colored felt is also by Papertrey Ink.

Speaking of PTI, I'll be right back with another post for their Make It Monday Challenge!

hugs....

♥ Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #79 ♥

I must admit that when it came to die cutting onto fabric, mine never came out right. So therefore, I gave up! Then I saw this week's Make It Monday challenge to make Fabric Die Cuts and I thought I'd give it another go. After watching Melissa Phillip's video, I realized what I was doing wrong! I wasn't adhering cardstock to the back of my fabric before die-cutting it! What an easy solution! Why didn't I think of that?! (Thanks Melissa! ;)

So I decided to use one of my all time fave Papertrey Ink stamp sets, Garden Variety. I used the Seed Packet Frame Die to die cut onto some pink gingham fabric and then stamped right onto the fabric itself. Love having texture on cards! I will be using fabric on my cards a lot more often now!

I also used some Bazzill Basics Vintage Marketplace paper, lace trim, Liquid Pearls and Bakers Twine. I just ordered a bunch of new things from Papertrey Ink and I am waiting with baited breath for them to arrive!! {swoon} :)

Well, I am now in Party Mode! Sunday is Santino's 2nd Birthday party! So I am off to order balloons and go shopping! I can't believe my baby is turning 2! And don't forget, you still have time to enter my latest giveaway! But please no Candy Chasers!! :(

Have a great rest of your week!!

♥ January PTI Blog Hop Challenge ♥

♥♥♥ For today's Simon Says Post, please scroll down! Thank you! ♥♥♥

I couldn't wait to join in on the fun in this months PTI Blog Hop! The challenge is a fun one! The challenge is to pick a favorite project from 2011 and create a new one inspired by that project!

I must admit though, this card from last year is not my all-time fave from last year but it used one of my all-time fave stamp sets! PTI's Love Lives Here. The original post is HERE.

My new card uses the Love Lives Here set as well as my other all-time fave stamp set, Garden Variety. Oh, I could just use both of these sets forever and never touch another.

The papers I used are by Echo Park, Making Memories and My Mind's Eye. I also used PTI's Seed Packet Frame die, a punched heart, heart stick pin, pearls, satin ribbon and chunky glitter.

I hope you all have a sweet nighty night!!

♥ Rock and Roll, PTI Style! ♥

This week's Make it Monday challenge over at the PTI blog, Capture the Moment, is to use the Rock and Roll Technique. That is to add dimension to stamped images with 2 colors of ink.

I used PTI's Garden Variety stamp set. Love this set! I also used the Seed Packet Frame die and adorable Picket fence die which I enclosed inside the packet with a piece of acrylic.

I used 2 different shades of pinks and greens on the flowers and grass on the background paper and inside the packet and 2 different colors of pinks and greens on the adorable hand tools.

I also used the current color challenge over at the CR84FN challenge blog. LOVE these beautiful colors together!

And I am also entering this into Papercraft Star's current challenge, to use the letters "S" "T" "A" "R" as inspiration. I used S for Stamps, T for Twine, A for Acrylic paint and R for Ribbon. How fun is that!!

I hope you all have a great day!

Hugs and much love...

♥ Grown with Love ♥ {Cracked Glass Technique}

This week's Make it Monday challenge at Nichole Heady's Papertrey Ink blog, Capture the Moment, is to use the cracked glass technique. This is alot of fun to do and very easy! You can see a How-To video HERE.

I used Papertrey Ink's new stamp set called Garden Variety as well as the new Seed Packet Frame and Picket Fence Dies. (LOVE these!) I stamped some grass and flowers "inside" the packet and then added several layers of clear embossing powder. I then put it in the freezer for a few minutes, took it out and then bent the paper back and forth to add the cracks. I then adhered the packet frame over it. SO FUN!

I also used some Girls Paperie paper, seam binding ribbon, mini roses, hemp cord, MS punched butterflies and some Liquid Pearls.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs...